DIY KZfaqrs be like "Why waste your money on IKEA furniture, when all you need is some wood, some glue, a $5,000 CNC Router and 3+ years of professional CAD experience?"

The main problem with the space feeling too cramped was never the TV console or the table. It‘s the couch.

Awesome build! Just a little tip, the fan orientation is not recommended. Having a fan draw in air from the carpet is asking for a slue of dust and debris to be brought into your coffee table. Just like in PC builds, it is better to exhaust air towards things like carpet to reduce that dust intake.

Fan on bottom blowing air from carpet into electronics filled wooden box... That's such a smart idea, I look forward to seeing this build in 6 months when you realize its an overheating lint factory

As someone who built furniture for 30 yrs as a hobby but had to stop due to disability, I really enjoyed watching you build this. But I think you should get some 3M 5/16” plastic cable channel and run your AC wires through it under the carpet. Over a period of years, walking on extension cords is a serious fire risk. Circuit breakers protect the wires inside the wall, but not extension cords outside of it.

Coffee Table. Exposed Electronics. Coffee Table. Exposed Electronics. Coffee Table. Exposed Electronics. There will be a video on how a beverage made it onto the electronics. Regardless, I enjoy the creative process.

Before I rip this, really nice build! I love the pieced top. Unfortunately this isn't going to last longer than the first time you need to vacuum. Might even cause a fight if your s.o. is the one who does the cleaning. Running a ton of wires under a heavy traffic rug will cause divorce if it doesn't cause a fire first.

Solid construction, I like the table a lot, and I'll probably steal some ideas for my own furniture builds. To answer your question of why we still use entertainment units, some of us don't own our houses and have to abide by the landlord's rule about not putting holes in the walls. Aside from that, they serve the purpose of keeping fragile electronics and cables in a sturdy box that's both near the TV, and away from drinks and food that can damage them if they spill. They also help to keep the wires minimally visible, as you can run them around the back of the unit without much hassle, and make sure you don't need to run cables across foot traffic areas where they can wear down way faster. It's also way cheaper to upcycle a cheap entertainment unit than it is to build a whole new coffee table and solve all of the problems using that as an entertainment unit creates.

I can't say that I like the cable management here. You're betting that the carpet will protect the cables from people walking over them while simultaneously encasing them in insulation so that if the do start to overheat that they'll start a fire more easily. Not to mention that it doesn't really work if you have carpeting that's attached to the floor. Really, the solution here is to just get a narrower coffee table and then either swap the electronics components for ones that can easily be swapped or ones that aren't as deep. It's a cool project, but has a bunch of issues.

Very nice. The only Design concern I had was about needing a higher floor clearance to avoid jamming your feet if/as you shuffle round the table - I've owned enough Beds in my life to know that pain when certain beds have no 'toe' clearance and you smash your toe against it... Cheers!

Beautiful build!!! I would recommend one suggestion - have the fan blow down, not up. Yes, heat rises, but dust is on the floor and will get sucked up into your table. Also, your table is on a carpet, which means carpet fragments will also end up in your table. By reversing the flow, you’ll be bringing in still-cool air from the gap at the top which will be much cleaner. Technically you could have negative pressure, but you have a big cross section due to that 1/4 inch gap around the top so that’s shouldn’t be an issue unless you run the fan all out (which would be noisy anyway). Keep up the good work - love the videos!

I love how over the top this is. I am worried about moving the table to vacuum the carpet. Also if the PS5 is held in place or kinda just sitting there. I love the addition of the fan and the addition of the filter. Absolutely LOVE this project. I wish I had a craft space 😭

The PS5 vents out the back, so you may want to give it some breathing room on the backside if you find it starts jumping frames, or not loading in assets.

Looks great, just remeber to tell every visitor to never try to move the " coffe table". I get the pain of setting this carpet- cable- table contraption up :)

OMG someone actually mounted the TV in the right position!

The moment someone tries to move the coffee table, that PS5 is crashing down.

kinda feel you should have the table the other way round so that lifting it up can also act as a small table for you on the couch. Otherwise pretty cool !

You can get flat HDMI cables, that might be a great fit for your usecase. Also, there are TV backlight LEDs that are connected in-line with your HDMI input, so they don't have to use that funky camera arm thing sticking out from the top. Someone's going to break it or knock it off when they walk past and you're never gonna fix it because you're secretly glad you're rid of that eyesore 😂

That's awesome! You have one heat source (receiver) under another, stronger heat source (your PS5)... all stored in a nice tinderbox of high ambient temps! That little fan under it all won't be enough.

I did a similar thing, but put my consoles and receiver are in bookshelf behind me. I run the cables through the ceiling. This is a great tutorial, and adds a nice amount of space to the Livingroom.

About the cable management, why not putting the cables underneath the wooden floor? And for easy moving the table for vacuum cleaning, you can place connectors / sockets in the table so you can easily unplug the table when it needs to be moved.

I would add a contact sensor to the door, so when you open it the lights would come on by themselves without the use of voice commands or the app. Just a thought I wanted to share. Other then that, this is a very nice set up.

As you were building it, my first thought is that I would have at least a few inches of clearance to make sure a robovac can fit under it, and otherwise be easy to clean without moving. But then I saw the fan, and now I want more clearance for that as well because it's going to be heavily choked and you will probably have significantly less air flow than what it's rated for.

Wires under the carpet?? That’s a serious fire hazard 🤔🔥🔥🔥

Thanks for mounting the TV at the correct height !

Like the build! But Led strip should always be installed on aluminium extrusion as it acts as a heatsync, and extends the life of your strips. Also, timber isn't a great surface for double sided tape. Especially when the strip heats it up.

I had planned to hide a power extension cable under our rug like you did, but had trouble finding options that wouldn’t risk burning the house down per modern NEC guidelines, which require channeling or ENT to protect high-voltage wire if they’ll be run under carpeting or a rug. Non-CMR wire is not built to be sandwiched in flammable materials long-term, especially when those materials will slowly erode the sheathing from friction (walking, foot movement from the couch-side, etc.). I find it easy to do in-wall, in-attic, in-plenum, or even underground wiring since I can either just get appropriate CM/Riser-rated wire or use ENT (or Direct-Burial grade, in the case of underground), but this “under carpet/rug” business made my head spin so I gave up for now. The closest I came to finding properly safe recommendations for the long-term was a group of excerpts from a thread quoting the current NEC, but I haven’t gotten back around to lining it up with actual hardware yet for my setup. I’ve pasted it below in case it’s helpful to you or anyone else interested in doing a similar setup: ________________________________ Safety Guidelines Source: www.nfpa.org/codes-and-standards/all-codes-and-standards/list-of-codes-and-standards/detail?code=70 Nonmetallic-sheathed cable (NM) is covered in Article 334 of the 2020 NEC (and earlier editions). The following are (some of) the applicable sections of the 2020 NEC: 334.15(A) discusses “To Follow Surface.” 334.15(B) covers “Protection from Physical Damage.” 334.23 covers “In Accessible Attics.” 334.30 covers “Securing and Supporting.” Below is what these say: 334.15(A) states “Cable shall closely follow the surface of the building finish or running boards.” 334.15(B) in part states “Where passing through a floor, the cable shall be enclosed in rigid metal conduit, intermediate metal conduit, electrical metallic tubing, Schedule 80 PVC conduit, Type RTRC marked with the suffix -XW, or other approved mans extending at least 150 mm (6 inches) above the floor.” 334.23 states “The installation of cable in accessible attics or roof spaces shall also comply with 320.23.” 320.23(A) “Cables Run Across the Top of Floor Joists” states “ Where run across the top of floor joists, or within 2.1 m (7 ft) of the floor or floor joists across the face of rafters or studding, the cable shall be protected by guard strips that are at least as high as the cable. Where this space is not accessible by permanently installed stairs or ladders, protection shall only be required within 1.8 m (6 ft) of the nearest edge of the scuttle hole or attic entrance.” This required protection is most commonly provided by the use of 1x2 inch furring strips. 334.30 states “Nonmetallic-sheathed cable shall be supported and secured by staples, cable ties listed and identified for securement and support, or straps, hangers, or similar fittings designed and installed so as not to damage the cable, at intervals not exceeding 1.4 m (4-1/2 ft) and within 300 mm (12 in.) of every cable entry into enclosures such as outlet boxes, junction boxes, cabinets, or fittings. The cable length between the cable entry and the closest cable support shall not exceed 450 mm (18 in.). Flat cables shall not be stapled on edge. Sections of cable protected from physical damage by raceway shall not be required to be secured within raceway.

You always wanna keep the filter on the intake side of the fan. Otherwise you're gonna lose performance and gain noise as a lot of dust settles on the blades. It also reduces the lifespan of the fan. It's also generally a better idea to keep the fan on the inside of the enclosure to avoid damage to the fan housing and the blades in particular. This could easily have been hidden by that false bottom you mentioned, but regardless I would rather have to see it on the inside the few moments you have the table open.

I would probably invert the fan so that it's pulling air from under the lid and pushing down onto the floor. Sucking air from a carpet seems like a recipe for lots of dust!

I lover this build and what was accomplished. I've always heard that electrical extension cables should never be run under a carpet that will be walked on as the coating could be damaged and cause a fire hazard. Perhaps a "cord protector" under the carpet?

Consider using some rubber cushion on the controller holders so they aren't damaged every time you put them in, other than that, well another amazing build.

If you have access below the floor, there is a better solution for your wires. I'm in the process of doing a major remodel and will be solving a wire problem with in-floor junction boxes. I would install two of them in the floor below your coffee table - one for the AC and the other for the cables. It is also relatively easy to run the cables behind the drywall. Remove the baseboard below the TV mount and drill a small hole and put a coat hanger wire in it to see from below where the wires need to go. Install junction boxes behind the TV and you are good to go. You can also run the speaker wires along the floor either in front of or behind the baseboard.

I loved everything about this except how you hid the wires under the rug. I have always been taught to never run a wire under a rug as you can fray the wire and not know it because it's under the rug. It could then spark and cause a fire. I'd suggest some kind of protective cover for the wires or to run then all in one wire channel and split it off from there.

At the beginning I instantly thought go with deck over the floor and incorporate the Coffee Table with that as well under the couch for even better cable/wire management for all your Audio and other electronics. Up to the TV perhaps even. Just needs to be an Inch or 2 high. And might add some interesting contrast to the whole living room. You could still use carpet under or around the Coffee Table on the deck.

Great-looking table, nice work. That said, I don't recommend running wires under the carpet, and neither does your insurance company. If you own the home, possibly adding conduit under the floor or building a false floor for the living room would be better options.

Could've used a glass side, so you could control the receiver with the remote without opening the top. Edit: Also, you usually want the table top to flip *towards* you, to let you put your snacks closer to you while you're watching your movie. Further, I'd have recommended attaching the carpet pad to the floor, running the wires, then putting the carpet over the entire shebang, instead of attaching the pad to the carpet like you did.

The way it turned out definitely makes it seem worth the struggles. Well done!

Great stuff! I couldn't help but think that building a couple of sofa tables/cabinets that are flush with your couch might be a better way to maximize the space. You can even raise your couch a bit to fit the AV receiver on the bottom left side of the couch, imagine an "L" shape cabinet where the bottom part goes underneath your couch and a simpler one on the right. You can make it just deep enough to fit your devices and use the top part as a table and a place to put your rear speakers (you can even add some cup holders). You cable manage everything under the sofa and cross all of them under the carpet on one side only. Of course, you can get a smaller coffee table as well to get more space too.

I'd recommend using your basement rather than the carpet to hide all that wiring, particularly to replace the extension cords. And to use a balun pair (Monoprice has some acceptable ones). You're likely close to the maximum length on that HDMI run.

I'd also run the rubber all the way around the opening lid of the table. So anytime it's closed and being a normal table spilt drinks or liquids don't work there way into the consoles and receiver.

My eye twitches a little every time someone drives their gaming consoles and PCs into an AVR that completely negates the HRR/VRR/LFC capabilities of those systems. Run those consoles to the TV and use EARC or your TV's optical out to get the surround sound back to the receiver! Another amazing build either way, Zac!

Putting the fan on the inside with a removeable filter on the outside may have been a good idea?

So.... Recommendations: 1) Lift the whole area up on wood - that way you can force make a cable grove that wont ever be felt, damaged or stood on (it can be damaged over time) 2) Make the bottom of the cabinet higher (at least where the fan is) - you do not want the fan sucking up air directly from the floor. An alternative option is to just cut a square, and 3d print a vertical mount for the fan - it will then sit on the inside off the floor, and you can have 2 and hide them neatly at the corners. Also helps push air around horizontally. 3) Every time you need to move the TV, or speakers (to clean) you have to watch the wires. Rather use trunking on the wall (behind the speaker though) - add a quick connector for the speakers or just extra slack. This means the wires aren't tied to the speakers - but wall ... where they go. For wires to the TV - follow the bracket - always. If you want to angle your TV, or move it - cables again. Following the TV bracket mean you could extend the TV completely and have no cables to worry about. Trunking long the back of the wall also makes it neater if you move the TV out. 4) Game controllers - make a little draw/cupboard just for the controllers - at the front of the cabinet. You do not need to open the whole thing each time just to get them out. What you can do is make a sliding draw for the devices near the bottom - or top - so it is out the way, and when you slide out, you can get a mech to like drop the cover. - Similar to that of TVs or CD payers in car radios. You then can have all your docks for any devices you leave there , on charge and out the way - hidden cables as well. 5) LEDS inside .... PUT A DOOR CONTACT ON. You want them to turn on when you open, and turn off when you close ... Same goes for the controllers. 6) add a touch panel, or few switches/buttons to the front side, or a side that gives you control for things. Example: controlling lighting - eg: movie night, enable/disable TV backlights or whatever. It's nice to control by voice... but when you are right there and can just quickly touch a button to set a scene ... it's just quick and simple. Or other things depending on your setup could be like changing HDMI inputs or modes or whatever. 7) 3D print a little rectangular bracket - kinda flat - that goes behind the rear speakers cabling. Just for your extra OCD to hide the entrypoint for the cable and seem like the whole stand is the speaker basically. 8) Cable trays - like you mentioned but a bit different. So as per #4, your game controllers can take up half of the space (front to back) The back half can be a enclosure basically - you can have all cabling there. Distribute to the controllers and up to the devices. - just make sure the back has a hidden door to open - rather than from the inside up. Reason: if you have all your devices sitting on the 'base' (leveled up base) then you have to take everything out to access cabling. So by having a sliding draw in the front - you have controllers. And a hidden draw as the back - which could be magnet held closed, and you have 2 holes where you stick your fingers through and push that panel off. You can easily access the cabling, you can easily feed up or to the front or change things. The design would change a bit, so instead of the amp in the middle, you have it sideways on a side, PS5 on the other and XBOX near it or what not. There are no controllers in that area, there are minimal cables or really anything but the devices. And since you don't really have to open as often, you won't really ever notice it. Make sure controllers and cable area has vents - and ofc airflow for devices. What you can do is actually add a temp sensor (you can do this with your home automation?) So have the fan basically on 24/7 - but from say 25deg C upwards, it ramps the fans up. So if it does get warm (eg ... xbox/ps doing nightly updates) - it will at least keep it all cool. Another option instead of the gaps below the top, make a fan/air guide. So the fan is actually sucking the hot air out, rather than blowing it in. - can also put the temp sensor right near the fan.

Ah, this reminds me of the media center coffee table my SO made 12 years ago. We had a craigslist free coffee table with a horrid top, so we got a craigslist free piece of table glass. We had the RGB lighting strips, we had a Raspberry Pi that acted as our media center. We didn't have a big fancy TV, just a monitor stand mounted on the side of the table. It would detect via some fancy python camera face detection magic) when we sat down first thing in the morning with our coffee and start up Amy Goodman's show. It would also turn off the LEDs when you started a movie or TV show. Eventually it evolved into our couch workspace (as I worked from home) and more monitors and computers got built into it. Yours is definitely fancier though.

Just a tip for the future - if you want air to circulate by natural conversation - the gap must be around finger sized - 8-15mm - otherwise the flow is impeded by the viscosity of the air.

Thanks, it gave me plenty of ideas for the future. One thing that could have made the wiring easier: tape the wires to the floor, cut separate carpet padding in-between (may require something holding them together), and then the carpet on top.

as someone who has a huge couch and a similar problem (thanks to my ex) wanting a huge couch that i ended up buying, this is an amazing video and very helpful. love the coffee table w/ the led underlights and doubling as an entertainment center and also hiding your controllers as extra storage. that's pretty cool :)

Very impressive on so many levels - especially all that carpet manoeuvring! I knew you were Canadian when I recognized the Structube furniture and floor lamp in your room.

We haven't had a coffee table in almost a *_decade._* Don't miss it whatsoever. 😎

Super awesome build. Great idea to make french cleats for your center channel. IMHO, offset the fan and blow out of the bottom or side, then cover the front to pull air from the sides and back. This will prevent hot air blowing into your couch area. If people don't know how great Noctua fans are, just buy them. They are the some of the quietest fans with the best airflow (no RGB though). Second, install quick connects between the carpet runs and the table. Much easier to move disconnect and move around the table. it will also make locking in cable management inside the table easier (use banana clips and a surround sound breakout box) the false back using magnets would have been very convenient.

You need a floor cable track or what is called a cable pancake. It's those tracks you see in accountant offices that you can put wires in, lay across the floor and step on.

I had a similar idea many years ago when big screens were super expensive, except the top would flip up to reveal the TV underneath. I even had an idea with a glass top where you could see basically an ambiance screen-saver type display when the TV wasn't in use.

The holes for the fan looked really good and could easily have been on the side towards the TV. So one at each end for one fan to take in air and the other to exhaust it could be a lot better for air flow. Just make a channel on the intake so it's forced down to the bottom of the box would make sure it's not just going above everything inside.

I wasn't expecting a Peep Show reference 😂 Super jealous of your living room set up, it's absolutely glorious!

It's neat. And I think the speaker stands are the things that I like most of all because my living room is a similar setup. But of all this, the idea for transferring the keyholes for mounting items on a wall with masking tape was amazing.

I can't believe people still use cables... 🤣The fan sucking up the cat hair will be funny.

I am interested in the temperature of the devices you put in your coffee table long-term. Could you track that and post results later?

main problem for me was centre speaker depth. i have decent B&W speakers and they are very deep to have on a flat wall. my front speakers are in recessed areas so werent affected.

Two changes I would have made: One is route a grove on the outside edge of the underside of the table top, all around the parameter. This would function as a drip edge - preventing surface tension from any spilled drinks from pulling liquid under the table and soaking the electronics. Second, and this is just because I'm lazy, all furniture needs to allow clearance for robovacs. I'd have had longer legs.

I would recommend adding some flat conduit for the power and video cables under the carpet, as bare power cable under carpet is a fire code violation in many places and in general unsafe. Also the video cables will get crushed eventually, as the conductors in those cables are pretty thin, and the round cable profile is prone to crushing. I would also recommend the fan be mounted inside and have it exhaust out. Cool coffee table. And yes, I agree that more folks should be mounting their tv on the wall & landlords need to get over themselves about it in the case of renters.

Awesome project. My concern is the PS5 rear exhaust. It's pretty close to the side of the table and might start sucking in it's exhaust. The receiver is also giving off its own heat with the console above it. Putting them on opposite sides, widening the space behind the console, and adding a lip in front of the console for the inevitable bumps the table will get are the only adjustments I'd make.

At thr beginning I had a couple of issues with it but at the very end you fixed all of them and it looks amazing, ( mainly airflow😂)

Put plywood down under the carpet that is the same size. Put a split and space where you want to run wires. Then you will not be stepping and wearing through your wires. Experience says you will wear through the insulation on those cables in time. I'd put a push switch that is triggered when the lid is closed that shuts the lights off. Did this with my kitchen drawer lighting. Open any drawer and the lights come on. Everyone is always surprised by the lights.

as someone who does trade shows and regularly runs cables under carpet. def dont tape to the carpet and flip. we tape to the floor for trade shows. for long term id look into some type of housing to channel in the pad. think high traffic areas at events, the cables have that shroud that allows people to step and not trip. that is there to also prevent cable damage.

Got that same carpet from wayfair for free. I originally bought another one and they made a mistake and sent me this one instead. Customer support told me to keep it after fixing their mistake. Great build as always!

“Which leads us to step #26: plugging in the carpet…” I thought your carpentry design turned out beautifully! I hope this is a great solution for you.

19:00 ... It appears that you have one cable carrying AC power to the Receiver that is mounted in the table. This is a really big "No-No" if there is any foot traffic that could travel over the power cord. The other cables are fine under the rug.

While I would never do something like this for reasons (fire hazard, inconvenience, spilling drinks all over a couple thousand dollars worth of electronics, etc.), there were some great building tips in this video. I don't have a wall sized TV and never will, but I do have a PC with two monitors and a UPS (not to mention that stupid cable/modem). I've always wanted to enclose them in a cabinet, but due to the heat never have -- I *love* the idea of that massive fan + filter possibly allowing that! I would also never run wires where they can be walked on and the casings and or *very delicate copper wires* being compromised and starting a fire. Others had a good solution for running a channel in the floor, but that's too destructive (and if it's Pergo or something thinner you probably couldn't anyway). I'd opt for a narrow case, possibly without a back panel, right under the TV. It shouldn't need to stick out any further than the speakers, and would keep the cords out of the path. Would also lend an out-of-the-way surface for a few knick-knacks... or the cat! LED lighting inside a coffee table is 100% unnecessary; but if you "have" to have it, it would be better to get battery operated instead of running a power cord across a footpath. Good luck, keep those smoke alarms in good working order, and have a fire extinguisher ready!

Trying to hide the wires within the box made to hide wires might be next level

Overall, a well-executed project! You mentioned that you may add a third layer of carpet in the future, but what if you still had to move some of the furniture, whether it'd be a replacement or a dangerous situation occurred that forced a change? How exactly would you move the customized coffee table with everything connected underneath and throughout the whole carpet?

I have been putting my tvs at the top of the room so that way the space on the wall can be used for something else. In my office we have two 55" tvs on the wall and a 12 foot and change desk under them with two recliners in the middle of the room with a back cabinet that has the drink fridge, popcorn machine and cabinets with a ton of other goods in them. When I recline in my recliner the angle of my head changes and looking foward is really looking up. Even sitting on a couch and laying back you will tend to look up as well.

You can cut and join LED strip at the predesignated points on the strip. You will see a dotted line with a pair of scissors. This ensures you have the correct diodes and resistors per section. You can join the strip by soldering it directly together with a small overlap or with a couple of tails of fine wire. You can also buy joiners that just slide on to the end. Before joining strip it is important to make sure you observe the correct polarity and remove any plastic covering the copper pads.

Step 1: lose the sofa. Way too big for the space. Step 2: find a sofa that fits the space. Step 3: lose the coffee table. End tables would work better. You’re pretty much done.

😮. Nice work there Zac. Can't wait to see more updates an projects and many more videos soon my friend. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friend. Keep making. God bless.

Awesome idea and it worked out pretty well. With things like this, with many complications, there's always something you learn and change the next time something like it comes up. I'd change only one more thing: the paddings/fillings between the tabletop and the sides, I'd attach them to the bottom of the table top instead of on the top of the sides. It makes the padding invisible, leaving you with a cleaner look.

In fire prevention we often say to home owners that hide extention cords under a carpet to "NEVER" put power extension cord under a carpet. because it's a fire risk. The proper way to get these wires from your entertainment center to the TV, Power, etc. You have to punch holes into the floor and route each wires where they have to go. And for the power, the have floor power socket that can be installed in the floor, same for other type of connection. All done for safety. So what you did is all wrong.

AWESOME VIDEO! I personally love & hate cables. Wired is way more reliable and efficient than wireless, but the cables are an eyesore! You got the best of both worlds. The clean look of wireless, with the reliability of wired! I would love to watch that ROG Ally video! I'm very much into handheld PC's, or just PC Gaming in general. Looking forward to that video!

PS 5 vents out back. Suggest a fan inside unit pointed there to circulate the air around it.

If you already use home automation, i would use a "door" / magnetic sensor to trigger the inside lights when it's opened

The under-carpet cables are basically guaranteed to break at some point without cable channels. At our old place, my room had an Ethernet cable running under the vinyl floor cover, and my office chair would always snag on it. Eventually the vinyl cover cracked in several places and the Ethernet cable broke a while after.

This whole setup is sweet. A note on the bias lighting for anyone watching who doesn't want to go the full smart version: neutral white LEDs behind the TV/monitor still improve the perceived black levels on the TV so they're still worth trying.

your gaming consoles are going to be cooking in that oven

The leveling feet will keep the notched out legs from snapping. That worked out well. An extension cord under the carpet is sketchy. An arc fault breaker won't fix it. There are commercial flat under carpet solutions like tycho. Note there's also high end players that got out of those products for liabilty/insurance reasons. Iirc there's also low profile anti trip extrusions that have a hollow for cable. It is designed to go over flooring but it would still protect wiring if you put it under a throw rug.

Not sure how many subscribers you had when you made one of your first coffee tables very close to this design but with a clear epoxy river in the middle of some maple and walnut. But I just wanted to say, I’m glad you have had much success since and many more subscribers! You deserve it bud. Great to see. Keep it rolling.

Nicely done! As an audiophile and home theater nut, i'm excited to see the work you put in to make a great setup, rather than just buying a bluetooth soundbar and calling it a day. The coffee table hideaway setup is excellent!

A few things I got from this video: Firstly, this is such a cool project; however, it seems like a super pain to do initial cable management - but so worth it. I've had about half a dozen different ideas to hide all cables in our TV area, but never considered routing them under a carpet. I really enjoyed this video, Zac. Secondly, I'm glad we got to see Sophie is an actual person and not a figment of your imagination 😉 (hear a lot about her but never see her) Thirdly, TOTK does look great with the TV's accent lighting 👌

Really nice build. I like the idea, but am also taking onboard the other comments. I'd be inclined to put in an infrared repeater so it's still possible to use the remotes for the equipment inside the table -- eg our internet provider's set top box for live TV which we use for watching sports.

I used Ghost wire to send speaker signal and power under my carpet. That wouldn’t work for HDMI though. Ghost wire is a 12 gauge ribbon of copper. Pretty cool stuff.

NO EFFING WAY! I have suffered so badly trying to place screws to line up with keyhole slots. This tape transfer method will save me tremendously in the future. ☮️❤️🌈

How do you move the table to clean under? Also, careful with your cat not to drop coffee cup inside.

Your solution is quite clever and does a really good job of making that space tidy. I don't have much woodworking experience, but I am not afraid of electrical work. For me, I really wish that outlets were higher on the wall so that you could just have them tucked behind the wall mounted TV. Then you could also just have little shelves on the wall for all your electronics and the outlets would not be visible at floor level. For most modern usages, I actually think outlets at floor level are becoming obsolete. Do you charge your electronics on the floor (phone, laptop, tablet, etc)? No, you charge up higher, usually on a night stand. Do you use your computer on the floor? NO, it is on a desk. The only usage that is still relevant is standing lights, but there are also wall mounted and table-top alternatives. Maybe your robo vaccum will dock on the floor still, but that is about it. Even our Dyson hangs on a wall.

Oh wow I feel sooo much jalousy right now! I love how you hide all the wires, because I love all that technical stuff, but I hate to see it the same time. Building all this... sorry I am not able to, but to watch the video provides me a lot of fun ❤

Super cool project, thanks for sharing the lessons learnt as well, always good to do a retrospective and evaluate the project in its entirety afterwards, not just the finished product

Correction, you're doing your living room completely wrong.

Network Technician here. I recommend using a shallow cable raceway and taping that to the carpet. You can also get wire pass through plates. These are pretty much outlet plates,that don't have an outlet box behind them. You can get them for the floor. Should clean up the carpet build a bit.

Beautiful table. I bet the next one comes out perfect. I love the idea and would want to do something similar. I would however prefer easier access to my receiver and would want a fitted glass door. I love looking at my receiver and being closer to where I sit would be convenient lol. Anyways liked and subbed! Good work!

Love the cable management, well done! Those poor back ported speakers deserve a little space between them and the wall, but sometimes style wins.

I am not a "TV/movie" person, but what triggers me in 99% of all the home setups is when they don't do what you did with the TV. If I have a room with a TV, there must be at least one seating position that's right in front of it. Close enough, and with the center of the TV being more or less in EYE LEVEL. Most homes have a TV at a weird location where it's not convenient to see and 99% of the installations force you to look UP because the TV's bottom is at eye level so some stupid thing (fake fireplace, etc) fits under it.

This table is really cool, but to me the biggest drawback, and I think it's pretty big, is: what happens when you get another gaming system? This setup is really difficult to modify, in terms of finding a spot for the system and then running the cables through the bottom of the carpet.

I love it, well done thought I prefer a media Tower next to my TV mounted on the wall or a shallow media closet behind living room wall for electronics.